In which people ask me if it hurts to stick a needle into my finger. The first thing that everyone asks me when they first see me testing is if it hurts. I find this to be very weird. I don’t know why, but I do. And I never know how to answer. My answer…
How To Cure High Blood Sugars
Ok, not cure. But it works. I figured out this helpful tip a couple of nights ago. For me, when I’m high, I feel horrible. I don’t really know how to describe it, but I’ll try. I will have a bad taste in my mouth, my whole body feels like it’s up there. Thats the…
Mexico
Just a heads up. So I have ‘up and moved’ to Mexico. My parents want my brother and sister and I to learn Spanish and get a culture shock and things like that, so here we are. We’re only living here for the year, but that is more than enough time to get some freakin’…
A Diabetic Viking
In which we talk about Diabetes but the teacher ignores my thoughts. When I was in 6th grade my Social Studies class learned about the Vikings. These are some of the things that my class mates and I discovered about Vikings. They had awesome ships that were good out in the ocean and in rivers.…
A Low Dilemma
In which people bombard me with questions at my candy eating habits due to low blood sugars. While I’m low I eat Smarties. Everyone thinks I eat Smarties for fun. It’s actually quite the contrary. I hate Smarties. I eat them for lows because then I can’t be tempted to eat them when I’m not.…
An Updated Version of My Letter
Guess what? In Mexico everyone speaks Spanish. So because I’ve moved to Mexico, I translated my letter into Spanish so my teachers will understand. Estimado Maestro(a): Me interesa informarle que tengo Diabetes Tipo 1 y platicarle lo que esto significa para Usted como mi maestro(a) y para mí como su estudiante. No se si sabe…
Watch Your Blood Sugar in the Water
People don’t tend to notice their lows in the water, so be sure to be careful about it. That’s what my trainer said two days after I was diagnosed with diabetes. But usually I go high instead of low while exercising. And then it all began to change. The first time I noticed that I…
Is It a Pump or a Cell Phone?
Yes, I can use my cell phone in school. Now leave me alone. Everyone is sitting at their desks eagerly glancing at the clock. Finally the bell wrings. Lunchtime! Before going to lunch my friends and I stop to chat with Mr. Glatthar, the writing teacher. I have my pump out so I can get…